WHY BOARDS MUST GOVERN ALGORITHMS, NOT JUST PEOPLE

South Africa’s transition to King V marks more than the release of another corporate governance code, it signals a shift in how organisations must think about leadership, accountability and risk in a digital world. But there is one emerging governance risk that boards cannot afford to underestimate: artificial intelligence (AI).

For years, corporate governance focused on people, executives, directors and employees, and the systems they controlled. Today, decisions are increasingly influenced by algorithms, automation tools and machine-learning systems. These technologies are powerful and efficient, yet they introduce risks that traditional governance structures were never designed to address directly.

King V arrives at precisely the right time to confront this new reality.

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